Events

Summerlin Half Marathon- 4/12/15

Summerlin Half Marathon

Sunday, April 12, 2015

The Summerlin Half Marathon is a beautiful scenic loop running through the incredible parks and communities of Summerlin. The course travels through 4 of Summerlin’s best trail parks. Enjoy ‘secret’ paths filled with desert landscape. Run through tunnels and park settings nestled against the skyline of the Red Rock mountains. The course opens up to incredible views of the Las Vegas Strip then drops into lush parks filled with green.

Each participant will receive a goodie bag, a cool tech t-shirt and an awesome medal!

There will be 6 aid stations throughout the course. Water and Gatorade at every aid station. Refreshments and food at the finish line.

Packet pickup: New Balance at Downtown Summerlin
You can pick up your packet Friday, April 10th or Saturday, April 11th!
Friday, April 10 from 2-6pm
AND
Saturday, April 11 from 11-5
(2010 Festival Plaza #110, Las Vegas, NV)

Course Map & Aid Stations

The 2015 edition of the Summerlin Half Marathon begins and ends at the new Downtown Summerlin. Runners will travel north on Pavilion Center Drive for the first two and a half miles to Arbors Trail & Play Park and along Arbors Paseo trail. Exiting the trail at Tree Top Park, runners then travel downhill along Laurelglen, Acacia Tree, Anasazi and Town Center Drive.

Miles 5.5 through 9 have a mix of climbs and level areas taking runners through the Cottonwood Canyon Trails, north along the Western Beltway Trail and west toward Red Rock Canyon. Miles 7.5 though 9 will offer incredible views of the Las Vegas Valley with a great photo opportunity at the pedestrian bridge at Far Hills Drive.

After Mile 9 the final miles of the run are pretty much all downhill! Runners will travel through Summerlin’s newest neighborhood before crossing Charleston Blvd and continuing downhill to the finish line!

There will be 6 aid stations, each is separated by approximately two miles. Each aid station will be stocked with water and gatoraid.

Here are details on the locations:
1. On Pavilion Center in front of Sig Rogich Middle School in the passenger pickup lane
2. On Acacia Tree Drive at Anasazi, in the turn lane
3. In Cottonwood Canyon just off Town Center
4. Just after crossing the pedestrian bridge at Far Hills / 215
5. Fox Hill and Alta
6. Plaza Center Drive, just south of Charleston in the pull out

Our Partner

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $814 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers.

What is the Team In Training?

Team In Training® is one of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s signature fundraising campaigns nationwide which trains volunteers to fundraise and train for endurance events inclusive of marathons, triathlons, century bike rides and hikes. Team in Training has trained over 550,000 participants and raised over $1.5 billion dollars for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

We will be having a raffle to raise funds for this amazing organization. 100% of raffle proceeds will go to Team in Training as well as 10% of the net profits of the event. Raffle tickets will be on sale at the Expo at the Downtown Summerlin on April 11 and race morning!